Tooth powder dispenser



Dec. 28, 1943. REUTER 2,337,855

TOOTH POWDER DISPENSER Filed April 25, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l flrd z'zaawd eezer A flame Dec. 58, 1943. REUTER I 2,337,855

TOOTH POWDER DISPENSER Filed April 25, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor T'idz'nand 1:. Fewer Attorney dispensed onto the bristles Patented nee. 2a, 1943 UNITED STATES PATE NT OFFICE particularly to means for accurately dispensing tooth powder onto tooth brushes without wasting the powder.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a closure for tooth powder boxes tooth powder will be of the brush in a uniform and accurate manner.

Other objects and advantages oi theinvention will become apparent to the reader of the 101- lowing description.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a front elevational view.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary Figure 3 is Figure 4 is powder returning to the powder can.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail sectional view showing powder being dispensed onto the bristles 01' a brush.

is a side elevational view 01' the atplan view of the attach- Figure 6 tachment.

Figure 7 is a bottom ment.

Figure 8 is a plan Referring to the cal neck 6.

The present invention i generally referred to by numeral 1 and consists-oi a cap 8 and a boxconnected to said cap 8 by a tapered neck portion l0. As shown in Figure 3 one end of this box 9 has an opening H therein which is Just sufllciently large to permit the entrance of a tooth brush head, as suggested in Figure 5. Just under the box 9,'the front wall I a fragmentary vertical'sectionalview showing the gate in closed position.

a vertical sectional view showing of the neck ID has a sight opening l2 therein through which the flow l6 out of registry with the opening l1. Any excess powder which did not remain on the bristles when the parts were in the position shown in Figure 5, will return to the can 5 behind the gate, following the path suggested in Figure 4.

materials may be resortedto vwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter. v

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A tooth powder tainer having a neck on its eccentrically from the cap and connecting the box structure with the cap, said cap also having an opening registering with the opening of the first neck, said second neck having a sight opening therein and one end into and out of registration.

' FERDINAND L. REU- TER'. 

